“Funny how you dig yourself into a hole by the teaspoon- the smallest of compromises, the little rounding off or slight recasting of one emotion as another that is a tad nicer or more flattering. I did not care so much about being deprived of a glass of wine per se. But like that legendary journey that begins with a single step, I had already embarked on my first resentment."

"For he that does good, having the unlimited power to do evil, deserves praise not only for the good which he performs, but for the evil which he forbears."